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What is "information architecture"?
The Information Architecture Institute defines information architecture as:
- The structural design of shared information environments.
- The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability.
- An emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.
Are these definitions definitive? Absolutely not. The truth is, people have been trying to come up with a more precise definition for years.
One thing we seem to have in common is that we have adopted the term "information architecture" from the first dedicated book on the subject, "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" by Louis Rosenfeld and Peter Morville.
If you've read this book, you�ll want to join us in Brussels. And if you haven't read it, but are involved in organizing information in some way, then you'll want to read it AND join us in Brussels!